KR101279879B1 - Device for fastening a connecting member to a handle of a cooking vessel - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a device (4) for fixing the connecting member (3) to the handle (2) of the cooking vessel, the connecting member (3) has an internal cavity (6) is inserted into the connecting portion (6) of the handle (2) A collar portion 20 with 22; The collar portion 20 forms at least one preassembly tooth 37 which interacts with the seat 15 formed in the connecting portion 6 and is interconnected with two opposing end tabs 31, 32. Bounded by a closed side wall 30 wound round; And the connecting member 3 has a fixing member 38, which is pressurized and permanently deformed inside the groove 16 on the connecting portion 6 to fix the connecting portion in the cavity.

Handle, fixing member, connecting member, collar part, semi-finished tooth part, end tab, groove

Description

DEVICE FOR FASTENING A CONNECTING MEMBER TO A HANDLE OF A COOKING VESSEL}

1 is an exploded perspective view of a cooking vessel handle assembly having a handle and a connecting member and having a device for securing the connecting member to a handle according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the detail of the handle assembly of Figure 1 in an assembled state.

3 is a perspective view of the lower side of the connecting member forming part of the handle assembly of FIG.

4 is a plan view of a lower portion of the connection member of FIG. 3.

5 and 6 are cross-sectional views taken along the lines V-V and VI-VI of FIG. 4, respectively.

7 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of a handle assembly according to the present invention.

8 is a plan view of the lower side of the connecting member forming part of the handle assembly of FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

1: handle assembly 2: handle 3: connecting member

4: fixing device 5: grip portion 6: connection portion

7: root end 10: shoulder 15: seat

16: groove 17: inlet 18: wall

20: collar 21: flange 22: cavity

25, 26: end edge 30: side wall

31, 32 tab 38: holding member 40 slit

The present invention relates to a device for fixing a connecting member to a handle of a cooking vessel.

Cooking bowl handles, in particular handles made of heat-setting resin such as bakelite, are known to be connected to the cooking vessel by means of a metal connecting member, which is attached to the handle and then , Is connected to the cooking bowl by screws or rivets.

Various devices are known for securing a connecting member to a handle.

One example of a known connecting member includes: a flange portion connected to a cooking vessel; It has an open-segment collar that fits into a connection in the handle and has two side-by-side end edges bent into each slit formed on the top surface of the connection in the handle. The lower part, which is the connection part, has a groove in which the fastening member, in particular the blade cut into the side wall of the collar part, is pressed into the groove and permanently deformed.

Another solution similar to the above solution is a defect of manufacturing a handle in which the collar part of the connecting member is blocked (open) and becomes tacky. This type of solution is not satisfactory in terms of fast and easy assembly.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a device for securing a connecting member to a handle in a cooking vessel designed to eliminate the above-mentioned deficiencies of the prior art. More specifically, it is an object of the present invention to provide a very useful device, while at the same time assembly is quick, easy and inexpensive to manufacture.

According to the invention, there is provided a device for securing a connecting member to a handle in a cooking vessel as defined in the appended claims 1.

The device according to the invention makes the connection member in the handle useful, safe and reliable. In addition, the fixing operation itself is a connecting member that can be fitted in particular to the connection portion of the handle by the semi-finished teeth in advance, and thus is pressed completely into the handle by pressing the permanently deformable fixing member, so that it is fast, easy and inexpensive. Is done. The resulting handle also has a connecting member in the form of a very closed and continuous closed band.

The invention also relates to a connecting member and a cooking vessel handle assembly for connecting the handle to the cooking vessel as defined in claims 12 and 19, respectively.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Embodiments described for the purpose of description and not of limitation of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the handle assembly 1 of a known cooking vessel (eg, a frying pan, not shown) includes a handle 2, a connecting member 3 attached to the cooking vessel, and a handle. And a fixing device 4 for fixing the connecting member 3 to (2).

The handle 2 includes any type of grip portion 5 (for example, generally referred to as a frying pan handle made of an elongated grip portion) designed to be gripped by a user in use; A connecting portion 6 protruding from one end of the grip portion 5 along the axis A is included. The handle 2 is made of a heat-setting resin or other suitable material, for example bakelite.

The connecting portion 6 has a proximal end 7 located in the center of the front face 8 of the grip 5; It has a free end 9 opposite the proximal end 7. The handle 2 has an axial shoulder 10 formed by a radially outer annular edge about the proximal end 7 on the front face 8 and facing the connection 6.

The connecting portion 6 is tapered along the axis A toward the free end 9, for example, by reducing the cross section from the base end 7 toward the free end 9.

The connection part 6 is substantially prismatic in shape with rounded sides and / or edges. More specifically, the connection part 6 comprises two opposing faces 11, 12 connected by two sides 13 and both opposing faces 11, 12 and the side 13 have a free end 9. Are gathered to the side. The faces (11, 12) each have a sheet (15) formed in the connecting portion (6) and a radially opposing groove (16); The seat 15 has an inlet 17 facing the free end 9; The groove 16 is bounded by two opposing walls 18 that cross the axis A.

The connecting member 3 includes a collar 20 and a flange 21.

Referring to FIGS. 3 to 6, the collar portion 20 extends along the axis A, and extends along the axis A and is bounded by respective end edges 25, 26. It has an open inner through cavity 22 with two axial opposing holes 23.

The collar portion 20 has an inner cross section tapering along the axis A, for example decreasing along the axis A in a direction perpendicular to the end edge 26 from the end edge 25. The cavity 22 is of the same shape as the connecting part 6, which is inserted into the cavity 22. The collar portion 20 is preferably fitted to the connecting member 6 with slight interference, leaning the end edge 25 against the shoulder 10.

The connecting member 3 is slightly flexible in the radial direction and is preferably made of metal. Specifically, the connecting member 3 is a unitary member in which a metal plate is bent and bent in a predetermined form.

The collar portion 20 has a side wall 30 having two opposing end tabs 31, 32, which form a cavity 22 and are bent in a certain form; The side wall 30 is wound round to form a cavity 22 and the two tabs 31, 32 are connected to each other. In an example, but not limited to the description, the tabs 31, 32 are connected by fasteners 33 that are on the tab 31 and that engage the slits formed in the tab 32. The tab 32 is bent into the cavity 22 to form a step 35 with a slit 34; The tab 31 supporting the fastener 33 is superimposed on the tab 32 at the step 35 so as to have a height substantially equal to the outer face 36 of the side wall 30. The fasteners 33 protrude into the cavities 22 at the side walls 30 to form semifinished teeth 37 that engage the seat 15.

Of course, the tabs 31, 32 may be in a different manner from that described herein, for example in bending, shaping and welding, overlapping, seaming or clinching. Can be connected by; The semifinished tooth 37 may also be formed in a manner different from that described herein, for example by welding to the tabs 31, 32.

The connecting member 3 also includes a permanently deformed press-in fixing member 38. In more detail, the fastening member 38 is formed by a sector 39 of the side wall 30 bounded by one or more slits 40 formed in the side wall 30. In the non-limiting example shown in FIGS. 3-5, the sector 39 is bounded by two substantially parallel slits 40a, 40b formed in the direction intersecting with the axis A. As shown in FIG.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the slit 40a further adjacent to the flange portion 21 and the end edge 26 is curved along the axis A, and the recess of the slit 40a is the flange portion 21 and the end portion. Facing the edge 26 and thus the connecting end, the connecting member 3 is connected to the cooking vessel.

In the example shown, the side wall 30 has two opposing sides 41, 42 connected to two sides 43, and both sides 41, 42 and the side 43 have an end edge 25. At the end edge 26.

The semifinished teeth 37 formed by the fasteners 33 are located on the side 41 to engage the seat 15, and the fastening member 38 is located on the side 42 to engage the groove 16. do.

The flange portion 21 projects radially outward from the end edge 6 and has holes 44 for attaching to the cooking vessel, for example for riveting.

In the assembly of the handle assembly 1, the connecting member 3 is fitted to the connecting part 6 of the handle 2 along the axis A such that the end edge 25 rests against the shoulder 10. Due to the elasticity and the inlet 17 of the connecting member 3, the semifinished tooth 37 is clicked into the seat 15, so that the holding surface 45 of the seat 15 facing the end edge 25 is present. And intersect with the holding surface and, therefore, are placed opposite the shoulder 10.

Thus, the connecting member 3 is a semi-finished product, which is firmly fixed to the handle 2 by the semi-finished teeth 37 engaging with the sheet and by the tapered shape of the collar 20 and the connecting part 6, but is removed. It can be. The connecting member 3 is permanently attached to the handle 2 by pressing and permanently deforming the fixing member 38 in the groove 16. The fastening member 38 penetrates the groove 16 and is opposed to the retaining surface 46 formed in the wall 18 of the groove 16 facing the end edge 25 so that the shoulder 10 and Placed oppositely, the connecting member 3 is axially engaged between the shoulder 10 and the retaining surfaces 45, 46.

A curved slit 40a is provided such that the end points of the curved slit 40a of the fastening member 38 force the thrust on the retaining surface 46 such that the end edge 25 is pressed against the shoulder 10 of the handle. Exercising, the slack to some extent is corrected.

7 and 8 show another embodiment of the present invention, in which the same reference numerals refer to the same or similar parts in the drawings. The side wall 30 has only one slit 40 forming a sector 39 forming the fastening member 38. Thus, the sector 39 is bounded by a portion 47 of the end edge 25 and by the slit 40; The slit 40 is curved along the axis A, and the recess of the slit 40 faces the end edge 26 and the flange portion 21, and thus the connecting end to which the connecting member 3 is attached to the cooking vessel. Facing with; And the groove 16 is bounded at the rear by the front wall 18 and the shoulder 10.

In this case, when the sector 39 is pressed into the groove 16, the end point of the curved slit 40 of the fixing member 38 is at the holding surface 46 formed in the wall 18 of the groove 16. The thrust is exerted to press the portion 47 to interact with the shoulder 10 so as to lean against it.

Of course, this application includes modifications and variations of the above-described technical configuration made without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

According to the present invention, there is provided a device which fastens the connecting member to a handle of a cooking vessel, which is fast and easy to assemble, and at a low cost of manufacturing, and at the same time very useful.

Claims (19)

In the device (4) for fixing the connecting member (3) to the handle (2) of the cooking vessel, The device comprises: a connecting member (3) having a collar (20) with an internal cavity (22); A connection 6 of the handle 2 inserted into the cavity 22 along the axis A; And a fixing member 38 for fixing the connection part inside the cavity. The collar portion 20 is bounded by a closed inner wall 30 which is rounded by two opposing end tabs 31, 32 connected to each other and forming at least one semifinished tooth 37; The teeth protrude radially from the tabs 31, 32 into the cavity 22 to interact with the seat 15 formed in the connection 6, The semifinished tooth 37 is inserted into the seat 15 and interacts with the retaining surface 45 of the seat 15 facing the end edge 25 of the collar 20 so as to interact with the retaining surface ( 45. A device, which is located against a 45) and opposes an axial shoulder (10) of the handle (2) facing the connecting portion (6). Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the semifinished tooth (37) clicks on the seat (15). Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the sheet (15) comprises a retracting portion (17) which assists the semifinished tooth portion (37) to be inserted into the sheet (15). Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the connecting member (3) further comprises a permanently deformable press-fitting member (38). The side wall (30) of the connecting member (3) according to claim 1, wherein at least one slit (40) forms a sector (39) of the connecting member (3) and in turn forms the fixing member (38). ); The device characterized in that the fixing member (38) is pressed and permanently deformed in the groove (16) formed on the connecting portion (6). 6. Device according to claim 5, characterized in that the slit (40) is curved along axis (A). Device according to claim 6, characterized in that the recess of the slit (40) faces a connecting end for connecting the connecting member (3) to a cooking vessel. 6. The sector (39) according to claim 5, wherein the sector (39) is by means of a portion (47) of the end edge (25) of the connecting member (3) cooperating with the shoulder (10) of the handle and on the slit (40). Device characterized in that the boundary by. 6. Device according to claim 5, characterized in that the sector (39) is bounded by two slits (40) formed through the side wall (30). 6. The semifinished tooth 37 and the fastening member 38 are located on opposite sides 41 and 42 of the connecting member 3, and the seat 15 and the groove 16 are Device, characterized in that it is located on opposite sides (11, 12) of each of the connections (6). 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the collar portion (20) extends along the axis (A) and tapered along the axis (A). Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the connection (6) is tapered towards each free end (9). In the handle assembly (1) of the cooking vessel, The handle assembly 1 comprises a handle 2; A connecting member 3 connecting to the cooking vessel; And a device (4) for fixing the connection member (3) to the handle (2), The handle assembly (1) of the cooking vessel, characterized in that it comprises a fixing device (4) according to claim 1. delete delete delete delete delete delete

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